Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
SURG 32555 THORACENTESIS W IMAGING
Fargo, ND
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Sanford Fargo Medical Center’s median price of $1.1k is 13% above the median hospital's median price ($979), higher than 56% of the 2,453 hospitals reporting CPT 32555. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 9 payers, 28 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Sanford Health Plan commercial/nd pers fee schedule · outpatient | $106.52 | $106.52 | $106.52 – $106.52 |
| 2 | Sanford Health Plan group health/true fee schedule · outpatient | $106.52 | $106.52 | $106.52 – $106.52 |
| 3 | Sanford Health Plan sd exchange commercial fee schedule · outpatient | $106.52 | $106.52 | $106.52 – $106.52 |
| 4 | Sanford Health Plan sd exchange true fee schedule · outpatient | $106.52 | $106.52 | $106.52 – $106.52 |
| 5 | Bcbs Mn pmap fee schedule · outpatient | $457.71 | $457.71 | $457.71 – $457.71 |
| 6 | Sanford Health Plan medicare replacement case rate · outpatient | $587.35 | $587.35 | $587.35 – $587.35 |
| 7 | Ucare medicare replacement case rate · outpatient | $630.63 | $630.63 | $630.63 – $630.63 |
| 8 | Aetna medicare replacement case rate · outpatient | $636.81 | $636.81 | $636.81 – $636.81 |
| 9 | Bcbs Mn medicare replacement case rate · outpatient | $636.81 | $636.81 | $636.81 – $636.81 |
| 10 | Bcbs Nd medicare replacement case rate · outpatient | $636.81 | $636.81 | $636.81 – $636.81 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare medicare replacement case rate · outpatient | $636.81 | $636.81 | $636.81 – $636.81 |
| 12 | Ucare medicaid managed care fee schedule · outpatient | $658.41 | $658.41 | $658.41 – $658.41 |
| 13 | Medica choice percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,024 | $1,024 | $1,024 – $1,024 |
| 14 | Medica elect percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,095 | $1,095 | $1,095 – $1,095 |
| 15 | Bcbs Mn commercial fee schedule · outpatient | $1,109 | $1,109 | $1,109 – $1,109 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare csp top 20 percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,443 | $1,443 | $1,443 – $1,443 |
| 17 | UnitedHealthcare csp top 20 percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,443 | $1,443 | $1,443 – $1,443 |
| 18 | Bcbs Nd commercial other · outpatient | $1,567 | $1,567 | $1,567 – $1,567 |
| 19 | Ucare commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,600 | $1,600 | $1,600 – $1,600 |
| 20 | Ucare commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,600 | $1,600 | $1,600 – $1,600 |
| 21 | Aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,946 | $1,946 | $1,946 – $1,946 |
| 22 | Aetna commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,946 | $1,946 | $1,946 – $1,946 |
| 23 | UnitedHealthcare commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,982 | $1,982 | $1,982 – $1,982 |
| 24 | UnitedHealthcare commercial percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,982 | $1,982 | $1,982 – $1,982 |
| 25 | Cigna commercial percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,048 | $2,048 | $2,048 – $2,048 |
Last updated: Mar 4, 2026
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